Plasma Etching and Experimental High Energy Physics
2017-03-17 10:30 - 11:30 | PPB019
Samah Balouza
CERN and Purdue University, USA

I am going to present a brief summary about my experience in the field of plasma etching and experimental high energy physics:

Firstly, my master thesis was focused on “Modeling of Inductively Coupled Plasma Source with Argon/Oxygen Gas Mixture”. This simulation is important in calculating the optimum design and operation conditions that are used in the etching reactors. By solving the fluid model approximation, I can obtain the electron density distribution and energy distribution along with the ion density distribution. Those parameters are critical in predicting the energy deposited in the plasma. The main goal that achieved in this study was enhancing an important issue in plasma etching; the anisotropy.

Furthermore, I worked in the experimental high energy physics at the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) detector at CERN. My research projects are in testing new detectors and in analyzing the data that produced from the proton-proton collision. I worked in analyzing the rate performance of the Resistive Plate Chamber (RPCs) for CMS upgrade during the run-2 of the LHC. Also, I worked in testing the endcap of the RPC chambers by using the cosmic muons.

Finally, my current research is based on the commissioning of the Phase-1 Forward Pixel Detector (FPIX). On my first step, I started to be trained and work in testing prototypes of the pixel detector by using the pixel online software. Testing those prototypes showed me the function of the DAQ system connected to the detector. Then, I applied those calibrations that have been derived from the prototypes to the real detectors before the final installation and commissioning at the CMS cavern. For data analysis, I am working on the data related to the top quark to discover new physics.
